One of the waterways in that area of the country affected by the rain is the Red River, which begins in Texas. It also touches Arkansas, Oklahoma and flows into Louisiana. As of Wednesday, it was cresting at 37.05 feet in Shreveport, Louisiana, well above flood stage.
Fipronil is a broad-use insecticide that belongs to the phenylpyrazole chemical family. Fipronil is a broad-spectrum insecticide that disrupts the insect central nervous system by blocking GABA-gated chloride channels and glutamate-gated chloride (GluCl) channels, resulting in central nervous system toxicity.ipronil is a slow acting poison. When used as bait, it allows the poisoned insect time to return to the colony or harborage. In cockroaches, the feces and carcass can contain sufficient residual pesticide to kill others in the same nesting site.
Issue: May/Jun 2011 - Volume 15, Number 3. View All Articles in Issue. Abstract: Metronidazole is a nitroimidazole antibacterial and antiprotozoal agent that is frequently employed in the treatment of clostridial diarrhea but has variable efficacy against Campylobacter. Metronidazole also exhibits trichomonacidal and amebicidal characteristics as well as some inhibitive actions against cell-mediated immunity.